Big B prepares for abdominal surgery
February 9th, 2012 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 9 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has revealed that he will undergo abdominal surgery Saturday."There were some medical procedures today as well for -- and this is being ... Read more...
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Poll outcome will be solid for Congress: Rahul(Lead)
February 6th, 2012 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
Varanasi, Feb 6 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Monday said the results of the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls would be "solid" for his party. He also said he ... Read more...
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Poll results will be solid for Congress: Rahul
February 6th, 2012 - 1:26 pm ICT by IANS
Varanasi, Feb 6 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Monday said poll results for his party would be "solid" in Uttar Pradesh where elections to elect a new government ... Read more...
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Process on army chief’s age complaint vitiated: Supreme Court (Lead)
February 3rd, 2012 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday questioned the government's decision to reject army chief Gen V.K. Singh's plea that his date of birth be restored to May ... Read more...
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Polling begins in Punjab
January 30th, 2012 - 9:35 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 30 (IANS) Voting started across 19,841 polling stations in Punjab's 117 assembly seats at 8 a.m. Monday, Election Commission (EC) officials said here.Despite the winter chill, some polling ... Read more...
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Bank robber shoots himself in the foot
January 27th, 2012 - 12:06 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Rio de Janeiro, Jan 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A group of robbers thought they have handed a member the easiest task when they handed him two guns just to keep watch at the ... Read more...
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Balanced emotion would have made ‘Guzaarish’ work: Hrithik
January 17th, 2012 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 17 (IANS) Hrithik Roshan had worked hard for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's "Guzaarish", but it didn't work out at the box office. The star says that if they had ... Read more...
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12 new stars to join TOWIE cast
January 11th, 2012 - 11:04 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Jan 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) 12 new stars will be joining the cast of The Only Way Is Essex in the season four. The hit reality show had already seen four cast ... Read more...
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US wants fairness for Haqqani in memo scandal
January 7th, 2012 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 7 (IANS) The US government believes it is time to seek a fair and transparent judicial process for Pakistan's former ambassador to Washington in the memo scandal.On Friday, ... Read more...
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Supreme Court breather for 5 HJC legislators
January 4th, 2012 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) In a breather to five Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC) legislators who sought to merge their party's legislative wing with the Congress, the Supreme Court Wednesday ... Read more...
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BJP wanted to keep Lokpal bill in limbo: Narayanasamy
December 30th, 2011 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) did not want to pass the Lokpal bill in the Rajya Sabha and wanted to keep it in limbo, ... Read more...
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Katich resigns to his fate, says Cowan worthy successor
December 26th, 2011 - 11:04 am ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Dec 26 (IANS) Simon Katich has finally resigned to his fate of being an ex-Test player and has backed his former New South Wales teammate Ed Cowan, who made ... Read more...
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Senate passes Tax Cut Bill
December 24th, 2011 - 12:12 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Dec 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) US lawmakers once again left it late too avert a major economic uncertainty. With just eight days to the expiration of the Bush-era tax cuts, the fate ... Read more...
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Uninformed persons can bring about majority decision
December 19th, 2011 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 19 (IANS) History is witness to how a handful have succeeded in uniting whole societies behind them and directed their fate. Now, a research shows that uninformed individuals ... Read more...
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Why do people justify inept, corrupt systems?
December 18th, 2011 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 18 (IANS) Why do we resist change even when the system is blatantly corrupt or unjust?
A new study calls it 'system justification,' the conditions under which we ... Read more...
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Lokpal Bill in this session, don’t doubt our intent: PM (Lead)
December 17th, 2011 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
On board Air India One, Dec 17 (IANS) With Anna Hazare's threat of an indefinite agitation for a strong anti-graft law looming large, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday said ... Read more...
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Voting progresses for Chandigarh’s municipal elections (Lead)
December 17th, 2011 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 17 (IANS) Voting in the 26 wards of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation progressed smoothly Saturday with 35 percent polling till 3 p.m., election officials said here.Polling began ... Read more...
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Lindsay Lohan is due in court for her probation update
December 14th, 2011 - 9:16 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Dec 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Actress Lindsay Lohan is back in court to know the fate of her probation. Lohan was warned at her last appearance that failing to comply with ... Read more...
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Pilot father-son duo die during air race
November 23rd, 2011 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 23 (IANS) A man and his elder son crashed to their deaths while flying together in an air race, as the younger son heard them in their last ... Read more...
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Pfister’s future with Soca Warriors to be determined soon
November 20th, 2011 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
Port of Spain, Nov 20 (IANS/CMC) The fate of Trinidad and Tobago head coach Otto Pfister will be known before year end, acting Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFA) president Lennox ... Read more...
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Junior athlete’s leg amputated due to train accident
November 8th, 2011 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
Thane/Wardha, Nov 8 (IANS) It was a lifetime blow for a Maharashtra junior athlete and his family as he fell off a running train Friday, it was revealed here Tuesday.The ... Read more...
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Taliban step up attacks ahead of Afghan Loya Jirga
November 4th, 2011 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Nov 4 (IANS) Amid the Afghan government's efforts to convene Loya Jirga or traditional grand assembly of tribal elders to get national endorsement for inking the possible strategic ... Read more...
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Nicolas Sarkozy vows to protect euro, Europe
November 4th, 2011 - 4:13 am ICT by IANS
Cannes, Nov 4 (IANS) French President Nicolas Sarkozy Thursday vowed to protect the euro currency as well as Europe, Xinhua reported.Speaking during a press conference on the first day of ... Read more...
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Force India to end drivers’ suspense before Abu Dhabi
October 29th, 2011 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
Greater Noida, Oct 29 (IANS) Sahara Force India team principal Vijay Mallya said Saturday that he would announce the drivers line-up for the 2012 Formula One season before the next ... Read more...
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Series satisfying, quickies need to improve: Dhoni
October 26th, 2011 - 12:10 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 25 (IANS) After registering a 5-0 ODI win against England, Indian Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said Tuesday the series was satisfying but the fast bowlers need to improve.?As ... Read more...
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Five drown as Iranian ship sinks (Lead)
October 21st, 2011 - 4:00 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, Oct 21 (IANS) At least five people were drowned Thursday when an Iranian ship carrying 72 passengers sank in the Persian Gulf, Xinhua reported.According to the Fars news agency, ... Read more...
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First win for Leelakrishnan in JK Tyre National Racing
October 15th, 2011 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 15 (IANS) Narayanaswamy Leelakrishnan (RAD Racing) rolled back the years and won his first race in 18 seasons as he pipped two youngsters en route to claiming the ... Read more...
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Victims’ kin disappointed with Uphaar fire case verdict
October 13th, 2011 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) The families of the victims of the 1997 Uphaar Cinema fire tragedy here have been left disappointed after the Supreme Court's verdict Thursday that reduced ... Read more...
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Russia to veto UN resolutions aimed at ‘toppling regimes’
October 7th, 2011 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Oct 7 (IANS) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warned Friday that Russia would veto future UN Security Council sanctions to topple political regimes by Western powers."Russia will continue standing against ... Read more...
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Bob Dylan is the bookmarker’s choice for Nobel Prize in Literature
October 6th, 2011 - 8:01 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Stockholm, Oct 6 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Bob Dylan is the bookmaker’s choice to pick the Nobel Prize for Literature. The singer is currently touring Europe and will perform in Dublin, Ireland. The winner ... Read more...
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Pitch made it a low-scoring affair: Katich
October 2nd, 2011 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 2 (IANS) Praising Steve Smith and Ben Rohrer for their match-winning 73-run partnership for the sixth wicket, New South Wales Blues skipper Simon Katich said the pitch ... Read more...
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DWTS: Who’s Going Home?
September 28th, 2011 - 1:39 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Sep 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Last night on 'ABC', the results episode of this week's 'Dancing With the Stars' aired, revealing which star would be going home this week. As the show ... Read more...
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Anti Kudankulam power plant team to meet CM
September 21st, 2011 - 2:14 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 21 (IANS) Members of the movement against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) will meet Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Wednesday in Chennai and urge her ... Read more...
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Astrologer who failed to foresee his own future
September 19th, 2011 - 12:46 am ICT by IANS
Siliguri (West Bengal), Sep 18 (IANS) For about quarter of a century, Ashok Kumar Sharma has been making a living by foretelling the fortune of people. But now hospitalised with ... Read more...
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Pub owner in China jailed for gay shows
September 3rd, 2011 - 10:59 am ICT by IANS
Shanghai, Sep 3 (IANS) A pub owner in China who organised gay performances has been sentenced to five months in prison and fined 5,000 yuan ($783).The Huangpu district people's court ... Read more...
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